American author John Steinbeck delivers his speech at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony after winning the award for his writings in 1962.
Author John Steinbeck discusses the differences he recently saw in the people of the Dust Bowl compared to his first visit during the Great Depression and explains how his book, “The Grapes of Wrath” represents real life. He also comments on how people reacted to the terrible situation and describes … Continue reading
Author Kurt Vonnegut gives a lecture about the basic framework that makes up a story and explains how anyone can use these formulas to tell a tale. Vonnegut passed away on April 11, 2007.
Screenwriter Budd Schulberg shares his favorite memories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, including how they first met, what it was like to work with him, and what Fitzgerald was like when he was drunk.
Virginia Woolf committed suicide on March 28, 1941 and left husband Leonard Woolf this letter. Continue reading
Author Joyce Maynard shares intimate details of her nine-month affair with reclusive writer J.D. Salinger, whom she calls “Jerry,” in 1972 when he was 53 and she was only 18. Continue reading
See what C.S. Lewis has to say about The Hobbit in this 1937 review of the novel and hear what he thinks about J.R.R. Tolkien's style of writing. Continue reading
Byron's love letter, written in August 1812, is addressed to the married Lady Caroline Lamb. Continue reading
Budd Schulberg, a sports writer, novelist, screenwriter and television producer, recalls being in Paris in 1947 where he met writer Ernest Hemingway. Continue reading
Christopher Hitchens admits to Anderson Cooper that he has a very realistic and rational attitude towards the possibility of him beating esophageal cancer. Continue reading
